On Fri, Jul 16, 2021 at 2:04 PM Jouke Witteveen <j.wittev...@gmail.com> wrote: > > Numbers can come from $(words ...), automatic variables such as > $(MAKELEVEL), from environment variables, or from shell output such as > through $(shell expr ...). The $(compare ...) function allows > conditional evaluation controlled by numerical variables. > > * NEWS: Announce this feature. > * doc/make.texi (Functions for Conditionals): Document 'compare'. > * src/function.c (func_compare): Create the 'compare' built-in function. > * tests/scripts/functions/compare: Test the 'compare' built-in function. > --- > > This is a cleaned-up and documented version of a proposal submitted a > year ago. The interface was conceived by Edward Welbourne and myself. > Personally, I would not introduce mathematical operators to make, but > given that numbers are a thing and they do pop up in variables, a > comparison function makes sense to me. > > Thanks for considering! > - Jouke
I would still be interested in seeing this patch series I sent two months ago considered. I am not in a rush: this is just a friendly reminder. Regards, - Jouke
